Asus Z170-A

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-A (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	14.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 21:59
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6402P 15,913 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 99.2 2-Core 193 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 376 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 38.8 37% 42.9 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 35.1 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 163 162 169 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 428 Mixed 357 SusWrite 190 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.1 188% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 322 245% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 25GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 77 78 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 396 Write 84.8 Mixed 131 SusWrite 77.6 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 34.6 125% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 81.2 DQ Mixed 89.3 69% 94.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 69%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB 6,043 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 19GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 33 34 34 33 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 42 Write 40.8 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 33.6 27% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 34%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 98GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 64 65 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 88 Write 88.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 64.7 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25 15,315 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1913 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.7% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 10.7 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.1 19% 6.5 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,690 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,882x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,376x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	374x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16